tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-342588612017-09-22T20:42:28.300+02:00Mr.Weese's BlogThis weblog of an English teacher at a Franconian "Gymnasium" type secondary school is meant to provide students with additional, class-related material they might be interested in - plus the odd personal comment on the world at large ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-61263926747900286802016-10-08T21:04:00.000+02:002016-10-08T21:05:58.918+02:00Al's ABCFrom "Quantum Leap", for 5a. Have fun practicing the alphabet ;) - I still do, every time.<br><iframe width="455" height="256" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bHV9nIZUut0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-53580537453436249992016-10-06T06:13:00.002+02:002016-10-06T06:13:25.880+02:00An Inspector ...Sings?!Well, not quite. Someone called "Mr. Bruff" put a little song on YouTube in which he uses important quotes from AIC as song lyrics - check it out here:<br><center><iframe width="450" height="253" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/dDfnEHiptxE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-27981866076171659332016-07-04T10:33:00.001+02:002016-07-04T10:39:03.620+02:00Indirect Speech, ReloadedDear 7c, this one's for you: I didn't entirely make up that Hollywood interview you're just poring over in our test. If you're interested, you can read the whole thing over at my other blog (<a href="http://blog.hillvalley.de/2016/05/somnio-travis-milloy-im-interview/">http://blog.hillvalley.de/2016/05/somnio-travis-milloy-im-interview/</a>) - there's even a German translation ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-86983805453522260532016-05-09T17:23:00.001+02:002016-05-09T17:27:12.931+02:00Duckburg vs. EdinburghDear Q11: of course, by now you know that these don't sound anything alike. Anyway, here are a few additional place names that most non-Brits (not just Americans, as the lady in the video so politely remarks) get wrong all the time. Enjoy your "Woosta" Sauce & more ;)<br><iframe width="460" height="259" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/9q7VjLVU8Ec" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-48118653310812737252016-05-07T09:52:00.003+02:002016-05-07T09:54:16.985+02:00Mount St. Helens "very much alive"Some people keep accusing our English book of being "old hat", but here's something that couldn't be more up-to-date: Remember the story about that volcano? Well, here's VERY current news about it:<br /><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/07/us/mount-st-helens-mini-earthquakes/index.html?sr=fbCNN050716mount-st-helens-mini-earthquakes0516AMStoryLink&amp;linkId=24240939">http://edition.cnn.com/2016/05/07/us/mount-st-helens-mini-earthquakes/index.html?sr=fbCNN050716mount-st-helens-mini-earthquakes0516AMStoryLink&amp;linkId=24240939</a><a href="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/131002083645-06-supervolcanoes-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/131002083645-06-supervolcanoes-horizontal-large-gallery.jpg" height="180" width="320" /></a>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-32081279304014746192016-01-28T07:00:00.000+01:002016-01-28T07:06:08.861+01:00Remembering Christa McAuliffeRe-Post: It's been thirty years, as of today.<br />---<br /><br />"<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christa_McAuliffe">First teacher in space</a>" - it wasn't meant to be. But everywhere in the world, teachers looking up to the stars will think of you tonight. I, for one, certainly will. You're really up there.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/ChristaMcAuliffe.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/ChristaMcAuliffe.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><br />Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-14160278849185754012015-10-19T06:28:00.001+02:002015-10-19T06:30:41.559+02:00You're not allowed...I only just realized that the fine (they actually call it "penalty" here, which is a little funny because we only use that in a sports context) is probably higher today than it was back in 1998 - plus, it's a pity they don't actually have the "no-horn" symbol on it, too. Then again, it goes to show that America (at least, New York City) expects its drivers to be a little more literate and speaking the language than we do, obviously...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y-QyggJ3d_g/ViRxRz_OKlI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/eerjMRppTLY/s1600/NoHonking.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-y-QyggJ3d_g/ViRxRz_OKlI/AAAAAAAAAzQ/eerjMRppTLY/s320/NoHonking.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br />Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-18629045328613183122015-09-27T18:17:00.002+02:002016-05-28T22:25:33.613+02:00Maybe It's Because He's A Londoner?...that he sings of her<br />whenever he's here...<br /><br />Ladies and Gentlemen: Meet "that 'Streets of London' guy" from Fürth - Richard Smerin by name. He has over two hundred original songs to his credit and proves it on his web page <a href="http://www.richardsmerin.com/">http://www.richardsmerin.com</a>, it's just that he chooses to stick to his trademark one when he's playing downtown Nuremberg's pedestrian zone. I'm glad I finally found out his name last spring - he's also got sixteen CDs (as of May 2016) on sale, you just have to ask! Well, sometimes you don't ;)<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/D6aQA9mX_WY/0.jpg" frameborder="0" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D6aQA9mX_WY?feature=player_embedded" width="320"></iframe></div><br />Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-13908120278255209432015-09-22T13:53:00.001+02:002015-09-22T13:53:13.169+02:00The Martian InterviewStill way up on the New York Times's best seller list: Andy Weir's "The Martian" - the movie's coming out next month... and I had the honor of interviewing the author for "Star Tracks" recently; if you're interested, have a look at&nbsp;<a href="http://blog.hillvalley.de/2015/09/spuren-auf-dem-mars/">http://blog.hillvalley.de/2015/09/spuren-auf-dem-mars/</a>&nbsp;(the interview is in English although the rest of the article is in German - just click on the last link for a transcript in English and the third from the bottom to access an audio recording of the show). You should, of course, check out the book &amp; film, too, if you're so inclined ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-61720675391597583712015-09-15T09:09:00.000+02:002015-09-15T09:09:00.055+02:00Begin Day WatchHello world. After quite a long time of hiatus, I've decided to give this blog another shot. Have a nice start of term, everyone at WEG and elsewhere! ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-4491777356070416382013-09-09T20:53:00.000+02:002015-09-15T09:13:01.150+02:00Radio Not-Quite-So-Gaga...at least I hope so! You might have heard me bragging about the radio show I used to do for <a href="http://wusc.sc.edu/">WUSC</a> when I was in the States, and probably about my new one as well: It's called "Star Tracks" (go figure!) and I play &amp; comment <b><i>(in English!)</i> </b>on movie songs most of which you usually don't get to hear on the radio (as opposed to mainstream stations that play "Ghostbusters" at least once a week). There are two new shows coming up, one on March 13th, 8-10 pm. Central European Time, and one on Easter Monday (which happens to be April 1st this year) from 4-6 pm. - thought I'd let you know :-) To tune in, you'll need Internet access (it's not a "regular" FM station, I'm afraid); just go to <a href="http://www.radiobavariainternational.de/">http://www.radiobavariainternational.de</a> or find the station on iTunes radio under "'80s Flashback / Radio Bavaria International". The facebook page can be found at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/StarTracksRadio">https://www.facebook.com/StarTracksRadio</a>. Enjoy! <br /><b>P.S. Not to worry if you missed a show: The latest episode can now be listened to (again) in the archive section at <a href="http://www.horalf.de/startracks.htm">http://www.horalf.de/startracks.htm</a> :)</b>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-80361032326978415702013-01-12T18:04:00.000+01:002013-01-12T18:04:39.327+01:00What can I diddledy-do for you?If Klingon is too hard for you (or out of the question for other fandom-related reasons), why not talk some Flanders? Here's a neat idea for those among you who know how to code: <a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/11/How-to-Speak-Flanders/">http://www.neatorama.com/2013/01/11/How-to-Speak-Flanders/</a> - maybe an idea to bring to Mr.P's or Dr.N's attention...Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-48582573630688778872012-12-25T08:45:00.000+01:002013-02-27T21:06:42.951+01:00Merry Christmas!As a special Christmas treat this year, you can listen to Mr.Weese's radio show on Christmas Day and Boxing Day (25th and 26th of December)... Just tune in to <a href="http://www.radiobavariainternational.de">Radio Bavaria International</a> between 4pm and 6pm Central European Time.Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-85501109998179176522012-10-12T19:13:00.001+02:002012-10-12T19:13:54.748+02:00No shirt, no shoes......no service! They don't say anything about pants, but I suppose that goes without saying... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NmCxe0U7IN4/UHhPyMObmGI/AAAAAAAAAv8/xj_WrY6_tJk/s1600/Schlotzkys.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NmCxe0U7IN4/UHhPyMObmGI/AAAAAAAAAv8/xj_WrY6_tJk/s320/Schlotzkys.jpg" /></a></div> Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-35658524236443519412012-09-12T08:23:00.002+02:002012-09-12T08:24:30.872+02:00Start-of-term...but no <a href="http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Start-of-Term_Feast">feast</a> in sight. Well, this isn't Hogwarts, after all. Has it really been six weeks already? Alright then - here we go again. Glad you could make it ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-6102269756470057462012-07-31T17:06:00.000+02:002012-07-31T17:06:15.740+02:00School's Out For Summer...a few of my 8th graders will remember this one... Have yourselves a great vacation, everybody!<br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/F5CSsEJ5sZc?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/F5CSsEJ5sZc?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-90763310160058241562012-07-28T04:10:00.000+02:002012-07-28T04:13:30.837+02:00A Tribute<a href="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/526966_10151333413374128_1063050389_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/526966_10151333413374128_1063050389_n.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.hanszimmer-archiv.de/" target="_blank">Germany's very own Hans Zimmer</a>, soundtrack composer for <a href="http://wwws.warnerbros.de/thedarkknight/" target="_blank">The Dark Knight</a>, wrote a haunting piece <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2012/07/24/christian-bale-visiting-shooting-victims-in-colorado/" target="_blank">for the Aurora, CO victims</a>.<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">&nbsp;</span><span style="background-color: white;">100% of the proceeds will go to the families and survivors &amp; I recommend you </span><a href="http://smarturl.it/Aurora" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">download this on iTunes</a><span style="background-color: white;"> or elsewhere... As I've read, apart from the horrible tragedy that they have to deal with, a few are having real trouble paying their own medical bills. Many thanks to </span><a href="http://www.huelsbeck.com/" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">Chris Huelsbeck</a><span style="background-color: white;"> for the note on </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/chris.huelsbeck" style="background-color: white;" target="_blank">facebook</a><span style="background-color: white;">.</span>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-39628481534610287352012-02-29T20:48:00.002+01:002012-02-29T20:52:31.566+01:00How Mr.Weese almost ended up in "Back to the Future"I've just recently re-discovered the novelization of BTTF Part 1 by George Gipe in which I once highlighted the name with my text marker: A minor character called "Weeze" was supposed to "lend" Marty McFly his skateboard... Ah, that would've been nerd paradise for me... <a href="http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Weeze">http://backtothefuture.wikia.com/wiki/Weeze</a>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-79324692175293271952012-02-15T22:05:00.002+01:002012-02-15T22:08:48.760+01:00Not what you think...<a href="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/409388_10151294016070370_644725369_23155436_1529406565_n.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/409388_10151294016070370_644725369_23155436_1529406565_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" /><br>( C L I C K ! )</a>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-20801524831851204282011-12-24T05:07:00.000+01:002011-12-24T11:31:33.101+01:00Mary Christmas!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6569/3772/1600/270989/MaryXmas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/6569/3772/320/649650/MaryXmas.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />YES, I meant to spell it that way. See for yourself:<br /><br />Have a wonderful holiday ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-3967835274087388672011-11-23T23:54:00.001+01:002011-11-23T23:56:27.280+01:00A History of English (in 10 minutes)<object width="444" height="255"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSRIKoDybvs?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE&amp;hd=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/qSRIKoDybvs?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE&amp;hd=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="444" height="255" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-72211839792929207972011-10-24T17:33:00.002+02:002011-10-24T17:35:22.486+02:00Al's Alphabet RapNot the video I was looking for (audio only), but at least you'll be able to practice the chorus at home now:<br /><object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/i4jrgMBN460?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/i4jrgMBN460?version=3&amp;hl=de_DE" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-83981405727654515152011-09-14T08:26:00.003+02:002011-09-14T08:29:14.342+02:00Captain's Log, Stardate... whateverJust a quick welcome to all new readers coming to this blog from the "Adam-Kraft-Gymnasium" where I will be teaching for a while. Live long & prosper ;)Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-56786230731549006092011-07-13T21:36:00.003+02:002011-07-13T21:42:03.260+02:00Felix AustriaI know it's Latin. But ever since Harry Potter Vol.6 introduced "felix felicis", I'm assuming that people will understand what that headline means ;) Anyway, here's a great story I came across today: The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster has now been officially approved by the Austrian authorities issuing driver's licences: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14135523</a>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34258861.post-13491788840658786832011-05-04T15:16:00.004+02:002011-05-04T15:28:08.072+02:00Geronimo!<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13265069">Auntie Beeb saves me the trouble</a> of writing up on the US of A's battle cry of choice which you might have heard was used to relay the coded message of Mr. Bin Laden's demise. <a href="http://mrweese.blogspot.com/2010/11/oh-my-god-its-full-of-palindromes.html">O Geronimo, no minor ego!</a>Weesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12422476725357437800noreply@blogger.com0